Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys admits that Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" has earned the hearty Celtic-punk crew a great deal of interest. The use of the band's "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" in the 2006 Boston-set crime drama drew listeners who otherwise wouldn't have paid much attention to the act. (According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Boston" has racked up 239,000 paid downloads, while the album that contains the song, "The Warrior's Code," has sold 189,000 copies since its release in 2005.) The singer/bassist even acknowledges that buzz from "The Departed" caused the Boston-based group to speed up production on its new album, "The Meanest of Times," due September 18 through the Murphys' own Born & Bred Records in partnership with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group (ILG).Meyer also hopes to continue the band's relationship with the Boston Red Sox, who regularly use "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" to announce the entrance of relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon. Red Sox executive vice president of public affairs Charles Steinberg says that if the team makes it to the playoffs this year, he plans to offer the Murphys the opportunity to perform the national anthem at a game. The band is always on hold for the Red Sox," Meyer says. "We're on an unpaid, unscheduled, last-minute retainer." - complete article
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